Confirming app verification status will be the job of a new system component called the Android Developer Verifier, which ...

Google has shed more light on how Android's app verification rules will work, which will block sideloading apps from unverified developers.

About a month ago, Google announced that the rules around sideloading apps -- the ability to install apps from unverified developers, bypassing Google's Play Store -- onto Android devices were set to ...

Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

Google is addressing doubts regarding the upcoming developer verification for Android app sideloading. More details here.

For years, one of Android’s defining traits has been the freedom to sideload apps—installing them from outside the Play Store. That freedom isn’t disappearing, but Google is tightening the rules ...

Android apps outside Play Store now need verification, but ADB still lets users sideload without digital signatures.

Google wants to make sweeping changes to sideloading on Android, and it seems very Apple-inspired. Frankly, I think it would be a disaster that makes me reconsider what phones I buy.

Missing the Play Store on your Android device? You’re not alone. While most phones come with it preloaded, a few still require a manual workaround. Here’s a ...

Every Android phone running Android 16 and above now has a built-in security feature that protects your device and accounts.

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Google’s plans to verify the identity of developers releasing apps even outside the Play Store sparked fears Android was about to get a whole lot less open. Not so, says Google, insisting in a new ...